An unfortunate prediction for opening night of "The Purge"

[Kraven251]

I saw Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Great Gatsby, Iron Man 3, Oblivion, and Fast and Furious 6 all on opening weekend. So far I'm 0 for 5 in the mass shooting department. I think you'll be okay, OP.

There is a little genuine concern and a little tinfoil hat involved. I see this as a movie that could easily be the target of an agenda of sorts especially since there have been enough failures on GC recently that it needs a boost. OR It is something that someone will emulate etc.

Largely I don't do opening nights anymore, because I have grown less and less fond of crowds and confined spaces. Also, there have been a few to many folks playing with bombs of late for my liking.

While an active shooter scenario isn't something I want to get involved in, I have been present for two already in my lifetime. The second one I was out with my wife, and at the time did not have my CCW nor had I even thought I would ever need more than my edc knife. That was a game changer, especially when the only thing between us and the shooter were about 5 feet of air and a 30" wide brick pillar.

My concern is solely based on the climate, the content of the movie, and of all the movies out there that someone might emulate in a parking lot or in the theater itself, this one has the most potential to draw in that element. How many Italian tough guys thought they were Rocky in the 80's and got the shit stomped out of them for their stupidity?

Also odds of getting hit by lightning 1/10,000 , odds of getting bit by a shark 1/300,000 (In the United States) ...odds for getting killed are way lower